Help In Time Of Need
Sunday November 5, 2017
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. (Psalm 46:1-5 NIV)
News reports in the last few months have been filled with every type of disaster we could imagine. We have seen the terrible impact of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and fires. Some of those living in affected areas have suffered great tragedies. People have lost their lives. Others have been displaced. The physical structure of communities has been changed forever. Sadness fills the hearts of residents. Amid the turmoil, we have also heard reports of those who have determined to rebuild their lives when the time is appropriate. However, in each community the rebuilding process will require help from outside sources.
Our determination to rebuild our lives in recovery may come from a devastating happening or it may come from the realization that we have fallen to a dark place in life we never thought possible. We are unable to free ourselves from the power of our addiction and know we are sinking lower and lower into the slimy pit of evil and sin. Our lives are completely unmanageable and we need help from a power greater than ourselves to restore us to sanity.
Our determination to rebuild our lives in recovery may come from a devastating happening or it may come from the realization that we have fallen to a dark place in life we never thought possible. We are unable to free ourselves from the power of our addiction and know we are sinking lower and lower into the slimy pit of evil and sin. Our lives are completely unmanageable and we need help from a power greater than ourselves to restore us to sanity.
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16 NIV)
God is an ever-present help in times of trouble and when He is sought, He will bring us out of our despair into a purposeful life with Him.
Prayer: Gracious God, I admit my life is unmanageable. In my weakness I come to You for strength to turn my will and my life over to Your care. AMEN
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